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This is a film about storytelling, about how we tell the story of our countrys past. Why do we want to believe one version and not another . Maybe because it makes us feel safe at night. There is one episode of americas history that is told very differently, depending on who you are and where you live. It is the story of our civil war and what came after. The Hot Winds Of War blew across the land. Made of it, a country divided. Friend turned into foe. Brother fought against brother. It was such ...

>> this is a film about storytelling, about how we tell the story of our countrys past. why do we want to believe one version and not another? maybe because it makes us feel safe at night. there is one episode of americas history that is told very differently, depending on who you are and where you live. it is the story of our civil war and what came after. >> the hot winds of war blew across the land. made of it, a country divided. friend turned into foe. brother fought against broth...

Storytelling, about how we tell the story of our countrys past. Why do we want to believe one version and not another . Maybe because it makes us feel safe at night. There is one episode of americas history that is told very differently, depending on who you are and where you live. It is the story of our civil war and what came after. The Hot Winds Of War blew across the land. Made of it, a country divided. Friend turned into foe. Brother fought against brother. It was such a long and drawn out ...

>> this is a film about storytelling, about how we tell the story of our countrys past. why do we want to believe one version and not another? maybe because it makes us feel safe at night. there is one episode of americas history that is told very differently, depending on who you are and where you live. it is the story of our civil war and what came after. >> the hot winds of war blow across the land. made of it, a country divided. friend turned into foe. brother fought against brothe...

It had nothing to do with political reason. because my home was being invaded. >> the confederacy lost this war big-time. no americans have ever lost a war quite like the confederacy lost this war. white southerners are going to need to process what the meaning of that whole collapse of their society really is. and their explanation of their defeat becomes a narrative. it becomes a memory. it becomes the lost cause tradition. and the lost cause tradition was this argument that the confederacy ha...

Political reason. because my home was being invaded. >> the confederacy lost this war big-time. no americans have ever lost a war quite like the confederacy lost this war. white southerners are going to need to process what the meaning of that whole collapse of their society really is. and their explanation of their defeat becomes a narrative. it becomes a memory. it becomes the lost cause

>> or to promote the true history of the 1860 - 1865 time. >> this class that im filming, the teacher is teaching the cause of the war on slavery. >> oh, really? >> and so, does that offend you? i mean, can you explain to me why. >> yes, because its not true. youre telling stories that are untrue about my ancestors, about my family, about my country. >> and tell me whats the untrue thing is? >> slavery. they are not telling the whole story. slavery was one of the reasons, but for that professor ...

>> and so, does that offend you? i mean, can you explain to me why. >> yes, because its not true. youre telling stories that are untrue about my ancestors, about my family, about my country. >> and tell me whats the untrue thing is? >> slavery. they are not telling the whole story. slavery was one of the reasons, but for that professor to say that economics had nothing to do with that war is totally false. >> i wouldnt fault this out, you know why? it had nothing to do with political reason. bec...

>> and so, does that offend you? i mean, can you explain to me why. >> yes, because its not true. youre telling stories that on throughout my ancestors, about my family, about my country. >> and tell me whats the untrue thing is? >> slavery. they are not telling the whole story. slavery was one of the reasons, but for that professor to say that economics had nothing to do with that war is totally false. >> i wouldnt fault this out, you know why? it had nothing to do with political reason. my hom...

Beak he wanted to eliminate virtually every program developed since fdr designed to help working people and the middle class. that is their agenda. and to tell you the truth, you know, 30 years have come and gone, i dont think that agenda has changed at all. what these guys are doing is spending unbelievable sums of money, $900 million of this campaign psych to support right wing candidates who are going to war big-time against working families and the middle class. i do not think the koch broth...